Oyo State High Court sitting in Ibadan has restrained the State Security Service (SSS) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) from arresting and blocking the bank accounts of Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho.

Ladiran Akintola gave the order on Wednesday after listening to the motion ex parte filed by Igboho’s counsel, Yomi Alliyu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.

Alliyu had moved the motion ex parte, urging the court to grant his application.

Other respondents in the suit are the Director of State Services, Oyo State and the AGF.

None of the respondents was in court or represented by counsel.

Delivering his ruling, Akintola said she was satisfied with the explanation provided by the applicant’s counsel evidencing the urgent need to grant the application.

The judge ordered and restrained the respondents, their agents or any other security agent acting on their behalf from killing, arresting, detaining or harrassing Igboho.

Akintola also restrained the respondents from interfering with the applicant’s fundamental rights to life, personal liberty, freedom of movement and enjoyment of his property without fear of invasion of his home.

The judge further ordered the respondents not to block the accounts of the applicant in any bank or placing no debit on them and to lift same where they had so acted, pending the hearing and determination of the suit.

She adjourned the case till August 18, for hearing of the main suit.

Alliyu had informed the court that the life of his client was being threatened after the invasion of his house on July 1 by SSS officials.

The counsel informed the court that his client’s property was damaged and one of the occupants killed by security agents during the invasion.

He tendered exhibits and a written address to support his motion.

NAN